Python's popularity statistics

[Cameron Laird]

In article <atajsu$5aq$1 at bob.news.rcn.net>,
Aaron K. Johnson  <akjmicro at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> I think that languages with static typing and dynamic typing belong to
>> different categories. I wouldn't use Python or any language
>> with dynamic typing for really serious and critical tasks,
>> like writing software for the rocket Ariane, or for banks,
>> where on launching the rocket you could get run-time errors
>> which would never pass compile phase of languages with static typing.
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>Interesting, though, is that NASA uses python all the time. I don't know
>whether it's for critical stuff though.
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NASA is only one of several organizations which employ
languages such as Python, Tcl, Rexx, ... in (soft)
real-time control of multi-million-dollar vehicles.
"Static typing" is ... well, it's a more complex issue
than naive observers believe.
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